Shakur Stevenson says people don’t like to watch him play because he’sdominant” His opponents, they don’t like to see this type of game. WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) believes this is why fans hate watching him; he makes his fights so one-sided.

Create a global star

He signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom last summer and will make his debut for the company on February 22 in Riyadh against Floyd Schofield. Hearn thought he could turn Stevenson into a global superstar. However, that’s what the British promoter does when he signs anyone.

We saw the same thing from Hearn when he inked Jalen Ennis, Richardson Hitchens and Demetrius Andrade. None of these fighters became stars, and Hearn seemed to lose enthusiasm quickly when they failed to become the superstars he had hoped for.

We may see that soon when Shakur struggles against Schofield next month. Hearn will no longer mention Shakur’s name and he will disappear.

Shakur, 27, doesn’t know why he’s not popular. He doesn’t engage in fights, can’t stay in the pocket, and gets scared when he faces a strong opponent.

The only ones Stevenson could dominate were slower, older fighters with limited talent and no power. He was often booed during matches and lacked the name recognition or fighting style to attract big-name fighters to compete against him.

What fans think

“They’re not just watching to see the knockouts. If the knockouts come, they’re going to take the knockouts. They’re going to love it, but they also love seeing the science, and I appreciate that as well,” Shakur Stevenson said talk sports boxing About British fans.

“I’m getting more and more comfortable with it (being labeled ‘boring’). You have to realize, every night, it’s not going to be a war. With the style I have and the person I have, I’m dominant .I just go in and dominate. People don’t like to see someone step in and dominate.

“I’m used to being a young, hungry lion. Now I have a younger, hungry lion. I definitely don’t think he’s hungrier than me,” Shakur said on February 22 Said during the match against 22-year-old Floyd Schofield on Sunday.

The Newark, N.J., native Shakur needs to start getting used to being an older boxer as he approaches 30 years old. It won’t be long before he becomes one of boxing’s elder statesmen and has his sights set on boxing. His back. For boxers who rely on mobility and reflexes, they don’t last long in the sport.

career path

“I’m trying to get the big names. I’m trying to get William Zepeda. I’m trying to get Vasily Lomachenkos. If I don’t get those guys, I’ve got to pick the guys further down the line. It’s a call that’s been made To my people,” Shakur said.

Stevenson wouldn’t be in trouble with the big-name players he mentioned if he wasn’t such a runner, afraid to get involved and get booed outside the arena. Boxers like Lomachenko, Zepeda and Gervonta Davis don’t want to chase runners around the ring while being booed by fans. They won’t be booed.

It’s going to be Shakur, and it’s going to be a cup of poison to anyone watching. You can’t blame Top Rank for not wanting anything to do with Stevenson because he’s not coming to the fight.

Hesitant about getting promoted

“After we get past him (Schofield), I would say, Zepeda and Gervonta Davis,” Shakur said after guarding Kidd Austin on what he wants to have left in 2025 Against whom in time. “I’m very comfortable at 135 pounds. We’ll see when I conquer the division,” Stevenson said when asked if he would move up in weight like Floyd Mayweather Jr. . “

Shakur isn’t planning on moving up to 147 to fight killers at that level because he can’t fight to 135 and he’s already shown that he can be very intimidated when fighting someone with the power.

While there aren’t many top sluggers in the welterweight division today, the likes of Jalen “Butz” Ennis, Emmantas Stanionis and Brian Norman Jr. will be in the sand. It was a big surprise for a weak, timid, skill-level fighter like Kuhl. He couldn’t run far enough to avoid him. They would bring Stevenson in, hunt him down, and eliminate him in that order.